Bug 97408 - REQUEST: Please put "Insert -> Pivot Table" back to "Data -> Pivot Table -> Insert Pivot Table"
Summary: REQUEST: Please put "Insert -> Pivot Table" back to "Data -> Pivot Table -> I...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 96473
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
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5.1.0.0.alpha0+ Master
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2016-01-28 09:54 UTC by Kevin Suo
Modified: 2016-01-28 10:32 UTC (History)
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Description Kevin Suo 2016-01-28 09:54:08 UTC
There are many UI menu entry changes since 5.1 version. Most of them are great. But some are not useful at all.

This is to request to put "Insert -> Pivot Table" back to "Data -> Pivot Table -> Insert Pivot Table".

Currently in 5.1 if you want to insert a pivot table, you have to go to "Insert", but if you want to update it or delete it, you have to go to "Data - Pivot Table". These are the same functionality, all related to pivot table, they have to be grouped together so that the users can find it quickly. 

Also, in the future if there is another functionality related to pivot table, it has to go to "Data -> Pivot Table" sub menu, not anywhere else.
Comment 1 Maxim Monastirsky 2016-01-28 10:12:47 UTC
Hi Kevin,

This is discussed already in Bug 91820 and Bug 96473.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 96473 ***
Comment 2 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2016-01-28 10:32:50 UTC
Hi Kevin,

(In reply to Kevin Suo from comment #0)
> There are many UI menu entry changes since 5.1 version. Most of them are
> great. But some are not useful at all.

Glad you liked some of them.

> This is to request to put "Insert -> Pivot Table" back to "Data -> Pivot
> Table -> Insert Pivot Table".
> 
> Currently in 5.1 if you want to insert a pivot table, you have to go to
> "Insert", but if you want to update it or delete it, you have to go to "Data
> - Pivot Table". These are the same functionality, all related to pivot
> table, they have to be grouped together so that the users can find it
> quickly. 

This is no different than any other object inserted. When you insert a chart you goto Insert > Chart, but if you want to edit it you goto Edit > Object > Edit. Same goes for images as you Insert > Image and then modify it with Format > Image > Properties. I'm all for grouping related functions all in one place, but its important to have all insert related functions in the Insert menu.

> Also, in the future if there is another functionality related to pivot
> table, it has to go to "Data -> Pivot Table" sub menu, not anywhere else.

Yes all of the other pivot table related functions would go into that submenu.

You can read more about all the menu changes here - https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2016/01/22/way-down-in-the-libreoffice-menus/